28th
June
California
Source: Sacramento Bee
Indian
casinos don't pay up - Counties claim they have lost $175 million in unreimbursed
expenses
25th
June
Montreal, Quebec
Source: Covers.com/Online Casino News
Kahnawake’s
success story
25th
June
Arizona Source: FVOA.com/AP
Casino
del Sol boasts 46 blackjack tables
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe
25th
June
New York Source:
Times Union
Senecas
turn to Catskills for a possible casino venture
23rd
June
New York Source:
Buffalo News
Lawyer
sees constitution as way to block casino
23rd
June
California Source: Sacramento
Bee
Casino
plan spurs cries of betrayal
23rd
June
Connecticut Source:
Norwich Bulletin
Hope
keeps professionals at casino jobs - Chinese college grads reach for American
dream
22nd
June
California Source:
Woodland Daily Democrat
Pre-hearing
conference of former casino workers postponed
20th
June
California & New Jersey
Source: Los Angeles Times & Philadelpia Inquirer
Senator
Solicits Tribes for PR Work
Casinos
tax fight adds a twist
20th
June
Buffalo, New York Source:
Buffalo News
Senecas
cool to idea of a second Falls casino
18th
June
Tampa, Florida
Source: St.Petersburg Times
Raising
the stakes
The $100-million Seminole
Hard Rock Casino in Tampa opened yesterday. There are 810 slots, 28 poker
tables and a bingo hall with a capacity of 800. Website: www.casino-tampa.com
17th
June
Connecticut
Source: The Day & Stamford Advocate/AP
Record
Sums Go Into Casino Slots In May
Casinos
give $36 million to state from slot revenue
Slots at Foxwood's and the
Mohegan sun won $144.7 million in May. Table game win is not disclosed.
17th
June
Hollywood, Florida
Source: Miami Herald
Seminole
casino complex expected to rock visitors
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino in Hollywood is scheduled to open in Spring 2004 with 850
hotel rooms and an 85,000 square foot casino.
17th
June
Sacramento, California
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Calif.
gaming negotiations nearly stalled
16th
June
New York Source:
Las Vegas Sun/AP
N.Y.
judges disagree on legality of Indian casinos
16th
June
Mashantucket, Connecticut
Source: The Day
On
His Game: Foxwoods Employee Comes Up With Gambling Innovations
A profile of Foxwood's employee
Ken Perrie. He invented two of the most popular Blackjack side bets Over/Under
13 & Super Sevens.
15th
June
Arizona Source: KOBTV.com/AP
Navajo
president: Tribe likely to consider casinos
15th
June
Buffalo, New York
Source: The Buffalo News
Senecas
asking to buy Convention Center
15th
June
Connecticut Source:
Norwich Bulletin - Editorial
Polish
students' housing debacle happily resolved
13th
June
Connecticut Source:
The Stamford Advocate/AP
Foxwoods
summer workers arrive - but with nowhere to stay!
Foxwoods Casino has 200
Polish students that have just arrived but is apparently not arranging
accomodation. The Mohegan Sun has arranged accomodation and hired 226 students
and 75 Polish dealers who arrived in February..
12th
June
New York Source:
1010wins.com & Yahoo/Reuters
Court:
Mohawk Indian Casino Pact Is Invalid
NY
top court rejects one Mohawk casino
10th
June
Sacramento Source:
Las Vegas Sun/AP
Crowds
jam new Indian casino in Calif. - Thunder Valley competes with Reno
10th
June
Sacramento Source:
Sacramento Bee & Reno Gazette-Journal
Casino
hits jackpot - not so motorists
Thunder
Valley Casino opens to huge crowds
The new Thunder Valley Casino
reached capacity early on Mondays opening. It is California's 52nd casino.
The property is expected to siphon off between 10 and 20% of Reno's business
from Northern California.
Sacramento Bee - Casino
special project: http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/projects/casino/
10th
June
Sacramento Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Noise
from Thunder Valley - Big crowd spurs early opening at Station project
Thunder Valley has opened
with 1,906 slots (All TITO) and 100 tables. Roulette and Craps are not
permitted.
9th
June
Sacramento, California
Source: Sacramento Bee
Gambling
analysts bet casino will make plenty
The United Auburn Indian's
will open the Thunder Valley Casino today. Management and operation of
the property is in partnership with Station Casinos.
9th
June
U.S. & Albany, New York
Source: The Norwich Bulletin & Times Union
Tribes
draw bigger share of nation's gamblers
Lawsuits,
politics stall Indian casinos
9th
June
Iowa Source: Des
Moins Register
Casino
closure troubles Midwest's Indian leaders
8th
June
Sacramento, California
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal
Casino
opening: Day of reckoning about to arrive
Floor
plan/layout of Thunder Valley Casino
Video:
Virtual tour of Thunder Valley Casino
Opinions vary on the amount
of business the Thunder Valley casino will syphon off from Reno. From 10
to 20% is the guestimate. At opening the casino will have 1,906 slots and
100 tables.
6th
June
Coachella Valley, California
Source: Infoshop.org
Clergy
demand Neutrality for Casino Workers - Clergy puts spotlight on tribe in
union push
6th
June
New York Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
NY
appellate court: Governor can ink Indian casino deal
6th
June
Illinois Source:
Chicago Sun Times
Wis.
Indian tribe proposes huge suburban casino
5th
June
Barstow, California
Source: The Desert Dispatch
Police:
Casinos not a crime problem - Officers don't see an increase in violence
but do see an increase in theft
4th
June
Barstow, California
Source: Barstow Daily Press
Should
Barstow roll dice on casino deal?
3rd
June
Barstow, California
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Tribal
casino would intercept gamblers headed to, from LV
3rd
June
Connecticut
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Trump
sues tribe, rival developer
3rd
June
Connecticut
Source: Norwich Bulletin
Casinos,
state collaborate on SARS threat
31st
May
Iowa Source: Washington
Times
Indian
casino in Iowa stays closed
30th
May
Indian Gaming - California
Source: Sacramento Bee
Bigger
casino hurting you? File a claim
30th
May
California & Washington
Source: St. Louis Tribune/AP
Wealthy
Indian Tribe Made Big Donation to GOP Coffers
30th
May
Connecticut & Arizona
Source: The Norwich Bulletin - Editorial
& The Arizona Daily Star
Lawmakers
act to kick minors off casino floor
Last
bet is near for gamblers under 21
Arizona's Casinos, Racetracks
& State Lottery will require patrons being 21 from June 1st.
29th
May
New York Source:
Yahoo/Reuters
NY
judge lets Gov sign Catskills casino pact
29th
May
California Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Perini
Building Co. Awarded Major Construction Project in California, Morongo
Casino Hotel Resort
New
$250 Million, World-Class Casino Resort Hotel to Be Built By California-Based
Morongo Indian Tribe
26th
May
Iowa - Maskwaki Reservation
Source: Yahoo/AP - May 23rd
Feds
Close Iowa Casino in Tribal Dispute
23rd
May
California Source:
The Davis Enterprise
Casino
workers enter plea
Prosecutors are alleging
that dealers at the Cache Creek Indian Bingo & Casino were offered
$1,000 and $2,000 per rigged shuffle and the Pitboss $10,000 to look the
other way.
22nd
May
Indian Gaming - Iowa
Source: Las Vegas Sun/AP
Casino
remains open as judge mulls closure order
22nd
May
Valley Center, California
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
First
Jackpot on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous® Video Slots Gives California
Couple a Chance at Dream Vacation
21st
May
California
Source: Sacramento Bee
Workers
accused of scheme at casino
The 9 dealers and 1 supervisor
were arrested in April and are accused of stacking decks in Mini-Baccarat.
The amount involved believed to be between $250,000 and $400,000.
21st
May
California
Source: The Mercury News - Opinion
Davis
must renegotiate to lessen impact of new tribal casinos
21st
May
Nevada & California
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Indian
casinos winning bigger - Study shows 11 percent increase in '02 over '01,
widening edge over Nevada
21st
May
Connecticut
Source: The Boston Globe & The Hartford Courant
US
grand jury investigating Mohegan Sun's expansion
U.S.
Investigates Mohegans' Expansion
21st
May
California
Source: The Press Democrat
State
Indian casinos' revenue up 17% in 2002
The study of Indian Gaming
in the U.S. by Alan Meister was for the Analysis Group based in Los Angeles.
Website: www.analysisgroup.com
20th
May
Las Vegas Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Study:
Indian casinos win $14.1 billion in 2002 - Total surpasses Nevada take
According to the study
221 tribes operated 348 gaming clubs in 30 states in 2002. They had 206,000
slots and 4,500 table games.
20th
May
Arizona Source:
Arizona Republic & Thoroughbred Times
Arizona
Indian casino revenue on rise, study says
Gambling
age increased to 21 in Arizona
Arizona has 22 casinos operated
by 15 tribes. They had 8,967 slots and 256 tables before Proposition 202
allowed expansion this year.
20th
May
Iowa Source: Des
Moins Register
Agency
urges judge to close casino
The Meskwaki in Iowa have
split into 2 factions over the running of the tribes casino, a venture
thought to gross $3 million a week.
18th
May
California
Source: Naples News/Sacramento Bee
Centerpiece:
School draws a full house - Would-be dealers hope to win a career in Indian
gaming
18th
May
Miami Source:
NewsAlert.com/Miami Herald
Road
to riches: How gambling has shaped the Seminoles
18th
May
California Source:
Monterey Herald/AP
Cal
Division of Gambling Control director steps down
16th
May
Connecticut
Source: Newsalert.com/The Day
New
London, Conn.-Area Casinos Report Wins of $63 Million from Slots in April
Total slot handle at the
two casinos was $1.55 billion in April. The Mohegan Sun has 6,101 and Foxwoods
6,595 machines.
16th
May
Indian Gaming - Iowa
Source: Des Moins Register
Meskwakis
defy order to shut down casino
Casino
grosses $3 million a week
15th
May
Washington Source:
Times Record/Stephens Media Bureau
Indian
Regulators Lack Funds
Indian Gaming revenues are
now believed to be over $13 billion but the NIGC annual budget is just
$8 million.
14th
May
Austin, Texas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Multimedia
Games and National Indian Gaming Commission Mutually Agree to Extend Review
Period for Reel Time Bingo Version 2.0
14th
May
Mississippi Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Choctaw
Resort Development Enterprise Announces Second Quarter Results
14th
May
New York Source:
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tribe,
N.Y. governor reach deal on Park Place-managed casino
13th
May
Albany, New York
Source: Las Vegas Sun & Reuters
Park
Place Indian casino agreement reached
New
York governor signs Catskills casino accord
13th
May
California Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire & Sacramento Bee
June
9th Opening Date for Thunder Valley Casino
Placer
County Indian casino to open June 9
The Thunder Valley casino
will be managed by Station Casinos in exchange for a fee of 24% over 7
years. It will become California's 52 Indian casino.
13th
May
Las Vegas Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Park
Place Issues Statement on Mohawk Accord with New York Governor on Catskills
Casino Project
10th
May
Arizona Source: Arizona Republic
Gambling
addicts can ban selves from casinos
10th
May
San Diego County, California
Source: San Diego herald-Tribune
Indian
casino plan gets environmental OK
9th
May
Las Vegas & California Source:
Las Vegas Sun
Station
offered best deal for San Francisco-area casino
8th
May
New York Source:
Yahoo/Reuters & Rochester Democrat & Chronicle/AP
NY
Governor postpones signing casino-land accord
Pataki,
Mohawk deal on land, casino postponed
6th
May
New Mexico Source:
Albuquerque Business Journal
State
receives about $8M in Q1 tribal gaming payments
6th
May
California Source:
Yahoo/Business Wire
Perini
Sets Record in Building California Casino, Thunder Valley Casino
5th
May
Connecticut Source:
Yahoo/PRNewswire
Mohegan
Tribal Gaming Authority Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2003 Operating
Results
Amazing statistics, including
a slot win of $180.7 million and table game win of $69.8 million on a drop
of $438.5 million (15.9%).
4th
May
Connecticut Source:
The Norwich Bulletin
A
Casino Worker's Journey - Immigrant balances family life and solitude
Around 2,000 of the staff
at the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are of Asian origin.
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